Indonesia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- August 1945, repealed in 1949, reintroduced on July 5, 1959, and amended several times, the last in 2002
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Roman-Dutch law, modified by traditional elements and new criminal procedure rules
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- The People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat or MPR) is the upper house; it has the role of appointing and impeaching the president and amending the constitution but does not deal with national politics; the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat or DPR); the Regional Representatives Council (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah or DPD) whose constitutional mandate is to provide legislative input to the DPR on regional issues.
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the President; Constitutional Court, Labor Court
RELIGIONS
87% Muslims; 9% Christians; 2% Hindus; 1% Buddhists
From the country
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: ACEH COUNCIL PASSES BYLAW ON STONING ADULTERERS TO DEATH
Indonesia's province of Aceh passed a new law making adultery punishable by stoning to death, a member of the province's parliament said.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA'S ACEH TO EXCLUDE STONING ADULTERERS UNDER SHARIA LAW
Indonesia's staunchly Muslim Aceh province asked provincial lawmakers to hold off including stoning to death as a punishment for married adulterers in a new bill set to pass into law.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: ACEH'S PLAN TO STONE `ETHICAL' CRIMINALS WIDELY CONDEMNED
human rights activists and legislators in Indonesia condemned the Aceh Legislative Council's (DPRD) plan to pass a regional bill that would see those found guilty of "ethical" crimes, such as adultery, stoned in public.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: STATE-SECRETS LAW WOULD CARRY DEATH PENALTY
The Indonesian House of Representatives and the government agreed to pass a state
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: ACEH TO STONE ADULTERERS UNDER STRICT ISLAMIC LAW
Indonesia's staunchly Muslim Aceh province is set to enforce a strict form of Islamic criminal law, including
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: PROSECUTORS LAMENT DELAYS IN THE EXECUTIONS OF DRUG CONVICTS
Tangerang prosecutors criticised violations of the Indonesian Criminal Code Procedure (KUHAP) that delay executions for years.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
in five cases of people sentenced to death for drug trafficking by the Tangarang District Court in Indonesia, the West Java High Court reduced death sentences to life sentences
- AUGUST 1, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: DEATH ROW INMATES SEEK PRESIDENTIAL PARDON
in Indonesia, the Chief of the Jambi Prosecutor's Office, Daniel Tombe Marrung, said three men will be executed unless their request for a pardon is granted by the President.
- JULY 31, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: ACEHNESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING
a 26-year-old Indonesian from Aceh was sentenced to death by the High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, for trafficking in 854.2g of cannabis.
- JULY 29, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: KONTRAS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS
the Indonesian Commission on Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) opposes the passing of death penalties on terrorists in Indonesia.
- JULY 23, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH ROW PRISONER GOES FREE AFTER APPEAL
an Indonesian businessman sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Malaysia was freed by the Federal Court.
- MAY 21, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: GROUPS DENOUNCE AGO PLAN TO CAP EXECUTION APPEALS
human rights groups criticised Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office plan to limit the time death row inmates could lodge a final case review to 30 days.